Democrat Andrew Gillum says he is ending his hard-fought race for Florida governor and has congratulated Republic Ron DeSantis.
Gillum posted a live video on Facebook on Saturday afternoon in which he congratulated DeSantis. Gillum had conceded to DeSantis on election night, but retracted it after the margin between the two candidates narrowed. The race went to a legally required recount, but after an initial machine recount DeSantis still led Gillum by more than 30,000 votes.
Gillum, who is Tallahassee's mayor, isn't saying what he plans to do next.
“Stay tuned,” he said in his brief...Read more ...

Keeping Florida in the GOP column is a highlight for Republicans this year. While Republicans held onto the Senate, Democrats flipped the House and made major gains in the governor's contests too.Read more ...

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum conceded Florida's governor's race on Saturday as a recount of ballots neared its end, and the Democrat congratulated Republican former Congressman Ron DeSantis on becoming the state's next governor.Read more ...

DeSantis, a former member of Congress, edged out Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum , who would have become Florida's first black governor. Gillum had conceded the race on election night, but as the vote counts became tight, he rescinded his concession and had been calling for counting to continue. “I wanted to take a moment to...Read more ...